* Michael Biebl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [20080807 13:38]: > Ben Poliakoff wrote: >> * Michael Biebl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [20080731 00:02]: >>>> GSSAPI is entirely optional (but it's very nice for people who already >>>> have a kerberos infrastucture), so it seems reasonable to add the option >>>> for rsyslog. Perhaps it might be added as an 'rsyslog-gssapi' sub >>>> package. >>> A separate package would probably be necessary, to not drag in any >>> dependency on libkrb53. >> >> Attached is a first stab at a patch. The patch does the following: >> >> - defines the rsyslog-gssapi package in debian/control >> - modifies the debian/rsyslog.install file, removing wildcards to >> avoid inadvertently pulling in the *gss* plugins >> - adds a debian/rsyslog-gssapi.install file, specifying the gssapi >> related plugins for the rsyslog-gssapi package >> >> I've never submitted a *packaging* related patch before, so I may have >> missed something important or obvious. Hopefully this will help though. >> Let me know if there's anything I can do to help! > > Hi Ben, > > thanks a lot for the patch. Much appreciated. > I don't plan any major changes for the rsyslog package before the lenny > release. So this feature will probably have to wait until lenny is out. >
Oh well, I was hoping this feature could make the cut for lenny. But I can understand how enabling new features this close to the release might make you anxious. Fortunately it's not too difficult to maintain a custom rsyslog package, based on the debian one. I'm planning on rolling out rsyslog with gssapi auth for my site shortly. Best wishes, Ben -- ________________________________________________________________________ PGP fingerprint: A131 F813 7A0F C5B7 E74D C972 9118 A94D 6AF5 2019
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